But Kyrie Irving is having none of that. Irving did a sit-down interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews during the All-Star Weekend in San Francisco and was asked what he thinks about everything that's come out from the front office since that trade.

Kyrie Irving's leadership will prove to be of the utmost importance as the Mavericks hope to earn a postseason spot.

With much of the NBA already noticing the Mavericks' messaging, Kyrie Irving called for it to stop in a sitdown interview with ESPN during All-Star weekend. Irving cited the relationships beyond basketball built over the nearly two years he was a teammate with Doncic in Dallas.